BA English with Teacher Licensure - TUG

Gardner-Webb University's BA in English with Teacher Licensure program prepares graduates to meet all requirements for certification to teach high school English in North Carolina.

In addition to the Gardner-Webb University general education program requirements, students will be required to complete 40 hours within the major and 27 hours within the required Professional Education Minor.

This degree plan is an example of student progression through the program. Academic departments reserve the right to alter the term in which a course is offered.

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Freshman Year: Fall Semester (15.5 hours)

 UNIV 111 2  University Life
 ENGL 101 3  Composition I
 EDUC 250 4  Teaching in the 21st Century Schools
 Gen Ed Course 3  See General Education Requirements
 Gen Ed Course 3  See General Education Requirements
 DIMS 111 .5  Dimensions (1 of 4)

 

Freshman Year: Spring Semester (16.5 hours)

 ENGL 102 3  Composition II
 Gen Ed, Science 4  see General Education Requirements
 PSYC 303 3  Educational Psychology
 Gen Ed Course 3  see General Education Requirements
 Gen Ed Course 3  see General Education Requirements
 DIMS 112 .5  Dimensions (2 of 4)

 

Sophomore Year: Fall Semester (16.5 hours)

 ENGL 201 3  Introduction to English Studies
 English Literature 3  see English Education Requirements
 EDUC 350 4  Diverse Populations in 21st Century Schools
 Gen Ed Course 3  see General Education Requirements
 Gen Ed Course 3  see General Education Requirements
 DIMS 113 .5  Dimensions (3 of 4)

 

Sophomore Year: Spring Semester (16.5 hours)

 English Literature 3  see English Education Requirements
 Gen Ed Course 3  see General Education Requirements
 ENGL 475 3  Young Adult Literature
 Gen Ed, Wellness 1  see General Education Requirements
 ENGL 364 3  Language and Literacy Through the 21st Century 
 Elective 3  
 DIMS 114 .5  Dimensions (4 of 4)

 

Junior Year: Fall Semester (15 hours)

 ENGL 471 3  Literary Theory
 English Literature 3  see English Education Requirements
 ENGL 363 3  Grammar and Style
 Gen Ed Course 3  see General Education Requirements
 Gen Ed Course 3  see General Education Requirements

 

Junior Year: Spring Semester (14 hours)

 English Literature 3  see English Education Requirements
 ENGL 413 3  Shakespeare
 ENGL 483 3  The Teaching of Writing
 ENGL 391 2  Senior Capstone I, WI3
 Gen Ed Course 3  see General Education Requirements

 

Senior Year: Fall Semester (15 hours)

 ENGL 491 2  Senior Capstone II, WI3
 ENGL 481 4  Classroom Methods in Teaching English 
 English Elective   
3  see English Education Requirements
 Elective          
3
 Elective 3

 

Senior Year: Spring Semester (12 hours)

 EDUC 450 12  Student Teaching

 

As a student in this program, you'll have opportunities to

  • communicate and compose effectively in written and multimodal forms
  • read and analyze texts that represent diverse points of view
  • demonstrate competence in disciplinary-specific content
  • demonstrate research and critical thinking skills that culminate in an independent capstone project
  • demonstrate fluency with digital technologies
  • manage a classroom with a linguistically and culturally diverse population
  • demonstrate effective classroom pedagogy rooted in evidenced-based research